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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
CONTRACT WORK.
Paving Market Street:

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, |
CITY OF ST.PAUL, Mimi, May IS, 1887.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City of st. Paul,
Minnesota, at their office in said city,
until IL m. on the 31st day of May, A.
D. 1857, for paving Market street, be-
tween st. Peter street and Sixth
street, in said city, with cedar
blocks and curb with granite, ac-
cording to plans and specifications OIL
file in the Office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in a sum of at least twenty (2O) per cent.
of the gross amount bid must accompany
each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
r. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official: w. +. ERWIN,
140-15O Clerk Board of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
CONTRACT work.
Paving Alley in Blocks, St: Paul
Proper

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, ]
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, May Is, 1887. :
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
e9rporatiton Of tn the CITY OF f., st. Paul
til IL m on the26th day ofMay, AID. 1887,
for paving alley in block 5, st. Paul
Proper, from Cedar street to Minnesota,
street, in said city, with cedar blocks,
according to plans and specifications on
file in the office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in sum of at least twenty (2O) per cent.
of the gross amount bid must accompany
each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
II. l.. GoRNIAN, President.
Official: W.T.. E IRWIN,
1S6-146 Clerk Board Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
ST. PAULTRUST COMPANY,
Cor. Jackson and Fourth SITS.
Safe Deposit Vaults. S SS0 s1Sf ss Sa f0i
REM and low rates.
New York Produce.

NEW OEh IfOOuCe.
. N do, YORK, May 25:-FloGn5rooRIteceipts;
26,o39 sacks Low grades firm, others
steady. Trade moderately active. Sales
1900 bbls. Wheat-Receipts, 151 ,156 bu;
exports, 124,626 bu; spot lots a shade
export. Options opened firm and soon adj
Vanced SS@ssc. closing with the best figures
ruling strong; speculation only moderate;
sales, 3,796,OO0 bu; future, 594 900 bu spot
hard, c. f. and i, 95l2c; ungraded, 95A@99c;
No. ) red, csc: No. , red, 96ssc store 96a4c
elevator, 9TS4@9Sc delivered, 97lac f O. b.;
No. red, 9Sl2c; extra red, 97l2c; No. 2
96l2@97e, closing at 97c; July, 96A@967sc'
closing at 967sc; August 946o9412, closing
at 91l2c; September, 94@94Ss, closing at
9 9d$sc' October, 947s@95c; December,
5sd losing Closing ns at s0' slo Mat
Corn-Spot lots firm and moderately active;
options opened shade lower and closed
firm with decline recovered;, speculation
%. 500 bu; sales, 392,oOo bu futures and
steamer, 46l2@46s4c elevator; No. 2, 47l2@
475sc elevator, .4S@4SAc canal afoat; No.
.. May, 4712c, closing at 47l2c; June. 1850
47s4c, closing at 47s4c; July, 4sl2@4ssac,
closing at 4S$4c; August, 1859, closing at
495sc; September, 50lac, closing at 50l2c.
Oats lS@14c higher: receipts, 1900 bu; ex-
ports, l,123 bu; sales, 10000 bu futures
and 10000 Blu spot; mixed Western, SIG
Soc; white Western, 37@4112c. Coffee
Spot fair, Rio strong at 20l2c; options act
i've and higher; sales, 215, $50 bags; May,
SIS. 50@1S. so; June, $lS,65@1S. 50; July,
1S.95@l9.25; August, S19.25@19.55; Sep
tember, S19.5GQ19.70 October, S19.65@
1880; November, S19.65@19.9O: Deem
Der, S19.70@20; January, S19.9O@19.95;
February, $40. S5@l20.o5; March, $50; April,
S19.90@19.95. Sugar quiet, fair and
OIL
quiet and steady; cut loaf and
crushed, 6 1-16@6lsc. Molasses firm; 500
62c. Tallow quiet and unchanged Turpen-
tine quiet at 37c. Eggs firm with fair in
quiry; receipts 3,212 packages; Western
12Ia01234c. Pork unchanged and dull. Cut
meats steady; picked shoulders, 6l2c. Lard
2@4 points lower and fairly active; Western
steam spot, Sc. 92@6.93; June, S6.92@6.95;
July, S7.04; August, S7.10@7.13; septem-
ber $7.1S@720 october, S7.24@7. Is; No
vember, SIG. Butter quiet and weak;
Cheese firmer and better demand. Copper
frOl. 100
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THIRD NATIONAL BANK,
A. B. ROBERTS e CO.,
ST OK BROKERS',
Mining Stocks Speciality.
131 EAST FIFTH SRTEET, ST. PAUL.

7, . I
Produce Exchange.
Receipts of butter continue heavy and the
demand is not sufficient to keep stocks
cleaned up. Accommodations are reported
from all the houses in the city. The arrivals
are mostly of very poor quality, which must
be sold Immediately or it sinks at once to
packing stock. There is moderate demand
for full creams of well known brands and
prices for all such are firm. Stocks are fair
buyers insist on concessions. The market
holds remarkably steady for eggs and re-
ceipts are only sufficient to hold il so. Pota-
toes are in fair demand and steady at quota
tons. Small fruits are unchanged. The
weather is assuming q temperature more
favorable for activity in lemons, and orders
from outside points are increasing. Oranges
are firm. But little live poultry is coming in.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
Chicago.

CHICAGO. Nav 25.-Cattle- Receipts, IL 900 ;
shipments 1000; market dull, heavy and
lower; shipping steers, $50 to 1900 lbs,
$3.S0@4.60; stockers and feeders, So .5O@
4.o5; COWS, bulls and mixed, $2@3 80; bulk,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
MICHAEL DORAN eco,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS. ST.
PAIL, MINI

Grain and provisions bought and sold for
cash or future delivery. Commission one
eighth. Orders for the purchase and sale of
Stocks on any stock exchange in the country
promptly executed. We have the only direct
private wire from St. Paul to Chicago and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
THE SAVINGS SANK OF ST. PAUL.

Rice Block, S. ". Corner of Fifth
and jackson Streets.
Five per cent. interest paid on time
deposits. Money loaned ON improved
city property. Transacts a general
banking business. Capital, $4,000. Sur
plus and undivided profits, $4,000. Open
Saturdays from 6 to p. III. John S.
Prince, President. Edward j. Meier,
Cashier
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
r. M. NEWPORT g. SON,
fUUpcfnoonf QonLane

152, 153, 154 Drake Block. Loan Money
on Improved Real Estate Security,
at q. 81. 2. ~ and $ per cent.
On shortest notice for any amount.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
LIVE STOCK.
Minnesota Transfer.

The market at Minnesota transfer yesterday
was active. The arrivals consisted of cars
of cattle and cars of hogs. There was a
good demand for cattle and hogs, the yard
being pretty well cleared of cattle, and hogs
were considerably reduced from yesterdays
outlook Sales were:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
WILKINS & CLARK,

IrOuuce COMMISSION.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Wool. Consign-
mentssolicited. 800 Jackson ST., ST.
Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
MARRETT 6 HUFFMAN,

OOI JAChSUN cIItf1lIf
GRAIN, PROVISION d STOCK BROKERS.
Direct private wire to all markets. Prompt
attention given to orders by mail or
wire Commission IL.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
cHAs. T. DUNBAR G. co.
INVESTMENT BRoKERs.

INVESTMENT BROKERS.
Bank and Land Corporation Stocks
bought and sold.
Dealers in Local Stocks generally.
Offices corner of Fourth and Robert
streets, st. Paul, MINI.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
BANK OF MINNESOTA.

oIU Up OUpIldI SUUU,UUU,
Surplus 100000.
VIM. Dawson, Pres. Robt A. Smith, V.
Pres. VIM. Dawson, Jr., Cashier.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
LOCAL MARKETS.
St. Paul.

st. Paul.
There was fair inquiry on the local board
for No hard, but for the poorer grades the
request was light. The receipts were free
and the sample tables were well filed, stocks
selling at the same prices as the day before.
The market generally was weak with scarcely
variation from the day before. Corn and
oats were dull. Barley and rye no demand.
Mill stutfs quiet. Hay dull and unchanged.
Seeds steady. Potatoes quiet. Eggs steady
and unchanged. The call:
Wheat-No. 1 hard, sic bid; No. l
Northern, soc bid; No. 2 Northern, Use
bid.
Corn-No. 2, sec asked; May sec asked
June, Soc bid. SIC asked
Oats-No. l mixed, 29c asked; May, 29c
asked; June 2Sc bid, 29c asked; No2 mixed,
2S12e asked; No. 1 white 29l2c bid, 30l2c
asked: No. 2, 2912c asked.
Barley-No. 2. soc bid.
Rye-No. 2, 47c bid.
Ground Feed-No. 1, $3.50 asked; No. 2,
Sl4.50 asked.
Corn Meal-Unbolted, SIS asked
Bran-$11 asked.
Hay-No. L, $40 asked; No. 9, SIS 80 asked !;
timothy hay, $3.50.
Flax Seed-95c bid.
Timothy Seed-S1.75.
Glover Seed-S4 asked.
Potatoes-55@60c bid
Eggs-10c bid, 10l2c asked.
THIRD NATIONAL BANK,
Cor. Third and Robert SITS.
CAPITAL, 100000.
WALTER MANN, RICHARD E. SLOWER,
President. Cashier.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26

S2.6003.; Texas cattle, $2.s5@3. 80.
Hogs~Receipts, 21,00O; shipments, 5000;
market dull and 1Oc lower; rough and mixed
s466o@4sos packing saa1 a and shipping; $4.95@
market stronger; natives, $3l14 80; West,
ern, $3.50@4.30; Texans, So. 25@3. so;
lambs, S4506D5. so.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
r. M. NEWPORT & SON,
Investment Bankers,
f52, 753 and f54 Drake Block, st. Paul,
MIMI
Buy and Sell Stocks. Bonds and Real Estate.
FlNCK & McCAULEY,

Commission Merchants and Lumber
mems Supplies.
Liberal advances made on consign-
ments of grain. 322 Sibley ST., st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26

400; cars on track this morning 1O1 2OO,-
600 bus, Duluth No. hard taken for export
o-day,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
ARRIVING TRAINS.

Chicago and Mil.
waukee Fast Elk.
Chicago, Dubuque,
Austin and OWa-
tonna .............
Davenport and Cal.
mar Express.
OWatonna, + ari-
bault and North,
field Accom-. =.
Mitchell and Aber-
deem Express. -.
Chicago and Mil
waukee Fast Elk.
Fast Mail and La
Crosse .............
Chicago, Milwaukee
and Prairie du
Chen Express.
Fargo and Ortonville
Express ...........
Dubuque, La Crosse
and Winona EX. -.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK.
PAID UP CAPITAL.

CORNER OF Fourth and Jackson StS.,
ST. Paul, MINI.
PAID UP CAPITAL, 100000.
Albert Scheffer, President.
p. III. Kelly, First Vice President.
Chas. Kittelson, Second Vice Presid'nt
Herman Scheffer. Cashier.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26

US. Is COUP. 1912 Kan. x Tex. 32I5
do 4l2s coup. 1105S Lake E. d w.. 23la
Pac. 6s of '95.. 1904 Lake Shore 49, 97k
La. stamped 4s. SO Lou. d Nash.... 688s
Missouri 6s..... 102 Lou. d. n. A.. 81
Tenn.6 setmts 104 Mem. & Charles 50
do IS do 102I2 Michigan Gen.. 93k
do 3s do 70 Min. u st. L.. 1874
Cen. Pac. lists. .116% do preferred. 49,
Den. d II. G. lists 120l2 Missouri Pac 1lOss
D.&C.G.W't1sts TIA Mobile d. Ohio. 1917
Erie 2nds. 49,. 1045s Morris d. E.ofd 139
M.K.&T. Genes 102 Nash. & Chat. S4A
n. Pac. 1sts.... 11SA n. j. Cen. $50. SO5s
do ends. los nor. IL w. pfd.. 543s
N'th'n Consols. 139 Nor Pacific 32k
do deb S.. 1922 do preferred. 62T
St.L.& ST, GIN lis Chi. d n. w.. 1245E
ST. Paul Consols 1904 do preferred. 1909
ST. p. CO P. lists 122 n. Y. Cen go. 1I3Ss
Tex. Pae. L. G. GOA Ohio & Miss. 3Osl
dock COUP. 70 do preferred. 90
Union Pac. lists 116l2Ont. Il VEST. 1914
West Shore. 1039s Ore. R'y & Nav. 1O4
Adams Ex.... 145 Ore Transcon 34A
Alton & T. H.. 80 do Imp. Co.. AZ
do pref H.. 754lPacific MAIL. 55%
American Ex.. lis Peoria d. E., 1885,
b., G. r. & F.. so Pittsburg. - 1921
Canada Pacific. 634 Pullman P. Car 1877
Can. Southern. 63 Reading 44@
Central Pacific. 40a4 Rock 1sland... 1877
Chesapeake d. o. z St. L. & San F. 43
do prfd lists. 13 do preferred. s3%
do seconds. 9l2 do list prf'd.. 1l9
Chic. d Alton. 1913 c. NJ. u St. P. 93k
do prf'd...... 162 do preferred. 1247S
G., B. g.. 149 St. P, NJ. q NJ. 11S
est LIZ Pttsbg 1914 st. P. & Omaha 53N
do prefd..... 49I2 do preferred. 1163l
G., S. u c.. 53 Texas Pacific. 34sl
Cleveland Col. 65%tUnion Pacific. 61T
Delaware& Hpd 104ssIU. 8. Ex......,, ~
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26

A means daily, except Sunday. except
Monday. ID except Saturday.
Additional trains between St. Paul and
cities hourly; for particulars see Short Line
time tables.
ST. PAUL-George B. Clason, City Ticket
Agent, 1872 East Third street. Brown d Kne-
bel, Ticket Agents, Union Depot.
MINNEAPOLIS-W. B. Chandler, CITY
Ticket Agent No. z, Nicollet House. A. B.
Chamberlain, Ticket Agent. Depot.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26

Winona, La Crosse
and Dubuque Elk
Prairie du Chen, Mil.
waukee and Chi,
cago Express. -.
Calmar and DaYen.
port Express. 80.
Ortonville and Fargo
Express ...........
Milwaukee and Chi,
cagO Fast Elk.
n or h fl ell d, Fari.
bault, and Owa.
tonna Accom-.
La Crosse Passenger.
Aberdeen and Mitch,
ell Express. 80.
Fa ribault, Owatonna
Dubuque and Chi.
cago ..............,
Milwaukee and Chi
cago Fast Elk.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
GERMANIA BANK,

CAPITAL, $4,000
Alex. Ramsey, Pres. Anthony Yoerg,
Jr., V. Pr. VIM. Bickel, Cashier. +.
M. Kerst, Asst. Cashier.
Corner Fifth and Wabasha streets, oppo7
site POStOffice.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26

Dining cars the finest in the world, and
luxurious Smoking room Sleepers on all
regular express trains to Chicago.
Through Pullman Buffet Sleepers on
Omaha and Kansas City Express.
Des Moines and Kansas City Express has
Combination Chairs and Sleeping Car through
to Kansas City without change.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26

No. 2 arrives Peoria 2.I5, St. Louis 7O5
next a. m.
No. arrives Chicago 7O5, Peoria 1850
next a. IN.
No. arrives Chicago 1915, St. Louis 8. 90
next ID. IN.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26

Additional Short Line trains leave st. Paul
at *7:15, dS:15, 1915, s1O:15, a. M, d4:15
d6:15 p: M; leave Minneapolis at 1918,
s1:15, d7:15, 1915, a9:15, *IO:15 a. m
Elk. Sunday. Elk. Saturday d Daily
sSunday.
Ticket Offices--Minneapolis, No. 1 Wash,
ington avenue under Nicolett house, and
depot corner Third street and Fourth avenue
North; St Paul, 1919 East Third street (cor-
ner Sibley), and depot, Broadway, foot of
Fourth street. s. F. BOYD,
General Ticket and Passenger Agent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26

lows
Necheo
rand
nsteets:U nond
ndepotB Bridge
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26

J. A. SCOTT,
MINING STOCK BROKER,
Room 46 Chamber of Commerce, t.Paul,
MINI. Mining Stock, Mineral Lands
and Mining Options Bought and Sold.
GEORGE c. OLCOTT,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26

Dining Cars, Pullman SleeperS elegant day
coaches, second-class coaches and emigrank
sleeping cars between st. Paul, Minneapolis.
Fargo, Oak, and all points in Montana an6
Washington territories. Emigrants are carr
ried out of st. Paul and Minneapolis on Pas
cifc express, leaving daily at 4 p. M.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26

Through Pullman Sleepers daily between
ST. Paul and Grand Forks, Oak.
Through Pullman Sleepers daily between
ST. Paul and Wahpeton, Oak, on Dakota ex,>
press.
City Office, st. Paul, 100 East Third st.
City office, Minneapolis No. 10 Nicollek
house. CHAS. S. FEE,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY.
ALBERT LEA ROUTE,
ILv.St. Paul Lv. NJ npls

Chicago d st. Louis Elk 1925 am, *S 10 a m
Des Moines Express. 1925 m *S:lOam
Chicago EAST Exp. dc: 80 D mi d7:I5 pm
St.Louls Fast Express 1880 p mi +7:15 p m
Des MOines Passenger. d6:3O p m d7:15 p m
Excelsior &Watertown 1915 TN *S :55 a m
Excelsior & Arlington IS: Is D mi KS AS D m
Albert Lea IocaD'.-'l 1915 D m *3 so D m
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
Quotations of Stocks and Bonds.

New YORK, May 25.-Bonds closed as fol-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-14
Berlin's Telephone System.

The telephone wires are daily in-
creasing in number and length over
and around the Prussian capital. The
total length of the wires is, in round
numbers, $4,000 kilometres. or very
nearly the diameter of the earth. There
are nine exchange offices in the city,
and 10000 speaking tubes. The num-
Der of subscribers in Berlin is about 6,
600, who hold an average of 100000
conversations daily. In the neighbor-
hood, the number of conversations
averages daily between 1,500 and 1000.
The Berlin telephone system employs
800 officials. The furthest point with
which Berlin is directly connected is
Hanover, distant $40 kilometres, or
about 2I5 Electrical ReUies0.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-14
HOW OMAHA WAS NAMED.

| The Euphonious Title bestowed In Honor
of a Crank Indian Doctor.
There are several legends as to how
| this city was given the name of Coma
| ha." BY some of the old-timers it is
| claimed that the name was suggested
| by Jesse Lowe. Omaha was the
| name of tribe of Indians of the inn
| mediate vicinity. The meaning of the
| name, it is claimed, is "above the
| water" The tradition that two tribes
| of Indians had, great many years
ago, met on the Mississippi river. and
had engaged in hostile encounter, in
which ali on one side were killed but
enc who had been thrown into the
river. Rising suddenly from what was
thought to be watery grave, he lifted
his head above the surface, and pro-
nounced the word Omaha" which
had never been heard before. Those
who heard it adopted it as the name of
their tribe. Another story is that the
town was named after a white man
who was an Indian doctor, and
who took the name of Omaha
from the tribe of Indians of that
name. Mr.. James G.. Slavery, who in
early days was a prominent citizen of
Iowa, ana built the Slavery House at
Des Moines, tells an interesting story
in connection with the naming of this
city. Mr.. Slavery, who is now a resi-
dent of Montana, while on his way
East recently, said to member of the
Bee staff: Colonel James Redfield. of
Albany. was really the protector of
Omaha. He and eleven others went
into the Council Bluffs & Omaha
Ferry Company, each putting in $4OO.
Colonel Redfield borrowed his $500 and
got me to indorse for him. The COM
pany then plated the town. When
Redfield's note became due he couldn't
pay it, and he then offered me his share
of the town site, but l declined to
accept it. There was a white crank,
with long hair. who claimed 20 be an
Indian doctor, and went by the name
of Omaha. One night at the Pacific
House, in Council Bluffs, while the
town-site men were on a drunk, it was
agreed to call the new town Omaha
after this crank Indian doctor. That's
how Omaha got her name. In due
time Colonel Redtield sold his interest
at cost He was Colonel in the Union
army of the war of the rebellion and
was killed on the field of battle."-
Omaha Bee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-14
LIFE IN MEXICO.
What American Articles Cost In the Neigh
boring Republic.

What American Articles Cost In the Neigh
boring Republic.
The Mexican tariff puts so heavy a
duty on foreign furniture that fam
lilies OF moderate means can not afford
to buy any thing but the COMMON native
white pine stuff. which is fixed up in
miserable imitation of ebony and black
walnut, or sometimes simply shell
lacked. can prove the truth of the
assertion that one bedstead costs more
in this country than a lovely entire
cherry, ash or walnut set in Boston.
Here every one uses metal bedsteads.
4 cheap article of iron bedsteads is
made here, and not over-strong arti-
Gle of brass beds, but all the better class
OF bedsteads come from Birmin CHAM,
and fair double beds will cost from $50
to $3.50. A single bed is in proportion.
Large black walnut wardrobes-for
closets are rarely found in Mexican
houses and wardrobes are universally
used-will cost tvom 500 to $175, and
as much higher as one cares to 90.
Lately a gentleman from Kansas City.
while here on a business visit, told me
that simple brass bedstead in his
hotel room cost 800 silver or eighty
dollars gold, which, he said, would
buy two very pretty and en-
tirely complete chamber suites il
his enterprising town. 1t is no
exaggeration to say that, arti-
Gle for article, the furnishing
of n house in Mexico costs three times
as much as it does in the United States
"a point which railway companies do
not take into consideration when they
pay not over high salaries in silver to
their employees here.
The highest priced food is canned
goods. Mexico ought not to import
these goods, especially fruits, as cam
ming might be made to pay well here;
but she does all the same. A can of
green sweet corn from the States, in
finitely superior to the dry native stuff,
costs seventy-fve cents silver; small
can of oysters thirty-two cents; small
can of Wilmington prepared ham, five
dollars; pound of American ham,
fifty cents; bologna sausage, one dollar
pound, etc. Beer is about as cheap
as champagne, and to ask a friend to
take glass of beer is very marked
compliment. The luxury of cham
sandwich and glass of beer" is about
as high as one can go in the treating
line, and the quantity of ham is not in
proportion to the powerful deal of
bread. Oatmeal costs thirty-seven
cents pound here.-Merico Cor. Bos-
ton Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-14
KEEN AS A RAZOR.
How Uncle Peter From Wayback Fooled
Telegraph Operator.

How Uncle Peter From Wayback Fooled -
Telegraph Operator.
CONFERENCE.-THE Teller in the tele--
graph Office up there thought he was
mighty smart, but fooled him.
Policeman-You did? How?
Countryman-Oh, easy enough. You
see, went in there yesterday to send q
message to st. Louis. and told him
what 1 wanted. .'All right" SEE he,
''seventy-five cents" So / paid him
the seventy-fve cents, and I'll be
darned if he did thing but rap that
old brass clicker of his fifteen or twenty
times and then hang the message on u
hook.
Policeman-Well. do you call that
fooling him?
Countryman-You just hold on and
I'll tell you. To-day L wanted to send
another message to St Louis, but III
be gosh-darned if wanted to pay an
other seventy-fve cents. So 1 went
up to the Office, kinder polite like, an
SEE 1 mister, there's a young
lady outside as seq she wants to speak
to you. I'll tend office for you while
you're gone" Well, sir, he bit right
away. Off he went in a hurry. and
before he got back / had plenty OF
time to clink his old brass machine all
1 wanted and hang my message on the
hook just as lac did the day before. L
know they got it, too, at the other end.
for the minute 1 got through the old
machine went to clicking like blue
blazes, 8 much's to say: ''All right,
old man, we hear YOU" Oh, fooled
him good, 1 did, Your Uncle Peter
lives in Wayback, but he amt no fool.
ne amt, not by long chalk, no-sir-eeA
-SOmervilIe Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-14
Astonishing Literally.

What repairs will you make if
take the house?" she asked, after look
ing it all over.
"Why. ma'am I'll be very liberal. I"
"But what will you do?'
..Well, I'll see that those two panes
OF glass are put in, fix this front step,
and
about the painting?"
''I'll promise to look for a painter
and ask him how much he'll
take to go over the house one
coat, and If he's responsible party,
and his figure is reasonable, and the
weather holds good for painting, why,
I'll. Say. suppose 1 put in three
new window lights and let the painuns
goa"-Detrott Free Press.